Portion of River Road to close for Vertex Rail installation

Vertex Rail will occupy the former Terex Cranes plant at 202 Raleigh St. in Wilmington. File photo.

A portion of River Road will be closed beginning Monday so that crews can remove an old railroad crossing and construct a new one for Vertex Rail, a rail car facility that officials say will bring an estimated 1,300 jobs to the area.

The road closure–between Shipyard Boulevard and Sunnydale Drive–will begin at 8 a.m. Monday and continue through Aug. 19, according to a notice from the City of Wilmington.